nana ♡

Game over

> Revive Exit

You groaned as your screen showed the end of your game session.

But weirdly the revive button didn’t seem to cost any diamonds (that you didn’t possess anyway since it costs real money that you weren’t willing to spend on a game).

The game is about doing chores as a maid in a duchy in order to help a misanthropic duke to run his domain. It’s pretty boring but somehow you ended up playing seriously to finish the game quickly.

You press on the button and wait to see what’s the next step to follow in order to revive and not lose your progression in the game.

Setting your phone aside and rubbing your eyes getting sore because of the bright screen piercing the darkness of the room, a sad music continue to play quietly in the background to emphasize on your defeat.

Considering whether sleeping or not because the sun would rise in an hour or two anyway, you were soon interrupted by a different music playing on your phone beside you in the bed.

Intrigued you take a look in its direction but soon your full attention is focused on the phone as a new cinematic starts automatically.

You immediately notice that the words displayed on the screen were different from earlier.

New achievement made!

[A new beginning ? Press yes to start]

> yes no

You never unlocked this path in the game and didn’t see a single gameplay talking about it, it looks strange but as long as you don’t have to pay to continue it’s fine. So you press the button without much concern, waiting for the screen to load.

But as you looked at the ceiling to pass the time, you find yourself drift due to fatigue. A tingling sensation in your fingers and slowly spreading through your body.

Your wince as you feel a new pain to your head, brows furrowing and hands clutching the sheets beneath you, hoping in vain to soothe that increasing pain, you feel you heartbeat increases in a concerning way, the dizziness taking in you whole body now making you see blurry.

Your hands, which were still clutching the sheets, now struggled to hold on, the dampness caused by a sudden drop in body temperature contrasted sharply with the stifling heat of your room.

Struggling in your bed but awake, you can distinguish faintly the loading screen music in the background, but is it really playing on the phone or is it in your head?

Drifting away and still feeling all these weird sensations, it becomes the least of your worries.

A few minute later you can feel your strength leaving your body and finally succumb to slumber, retiring for the night, the phone still on and lighting the room of its obscurity.

New achievement made!

[You successfully entered the game. Wait for the next step to follow]

Rudo surebrec

Most nights he can’t find sleep, resulting in dark circles under his eyes which worries you a little more every morning.

Whether it’s the pain he feels in his hands or the fear of not being strong enough to achieve his goal keeping him awake, the best thing you can do is simply be there with him. To show him you’re here even when he’s at his lowest.

He’s still a kid and he´s already gone through a lot, he won’t say it, but he craves reassurance. Don’t show pity, just show concern, otherwise it would feels like judgmental and he hates it.

Show up in his room when he’s alone and deep in thought, just to be present and show support.

It might seem awkward with him but eventually he will relax under your touch if you hold his hands or stroke his hair to help him fall asleep.

You can also show up with a handful of sweets and it’ll definitely put a bright smile on his face.

Zanka nijiku

His tendency to withdraw when he overthinks about whatever is on his mind worries you when he starts to isolate himself too much.

He is usually chat casually with the other members so you know something’s wrong if you don’t see him in the common area when everyone else is there.

Probably training alone or in his room. You have to be patient, find him and try to break him out of his shell. Reassure him that he’s doing great and you’re proud of him would go straight to his heart and make him a lot better at the moment.

Consistency is important to him. Show up for him, whether you speak or not, just be beside him. A gentle squeeze of his hand is enough to show support without needing to talk about things he doesn’t have words yet to define.

Zodyl typhon

Zodyl’s obsession for his goal can sometimes make him neglect himself to the point that you genuinely worry for your boss.

You can see that he didn’t have enough sleep lately and as he looks like he’s on the verge of collapsing, like his rage is the only thing keeping him standing.

You need to force your way into wathever he uses as his office, probably at night when nobody’s around, to convince him to rest for at least an hour or two. Telling him you can manage things while he sleeps a bit. He would look irritated by your weird behavior but if he’s exhausted, he would give up and rest.

Indirectly forcing him to eat a proper meal and not just whatever suspicious things he finds on the way by leaving a meal in his room for when he comes back at the end of the day. Alone, facing the plate, knowing you’re the only one who would dare to break into his room to take care of him as though you truly saw him as someone who needs help would make him uneasy because it’s very unusual for him. He would find you annoying but determined.

He most likely wouldn’t mention it the next day but it will stay on his mind.

He’s still you’re boss so you wouldn’t be very verbal, better not to cross the line too much. Simply looking at him with genuine concern, in private of course, will have an effect on him. He definitely wouldn’t show much, only keeping his sharp glare fixed on you.